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Scientific Name
Trochocarpa gunnii
Family Name
EPACRIDACEAE
Common Name
Sweet-scented Trochocarpa
Status
Height
6.0m (600cm)
Flowers
Small, sweetly scented pinkish-white in short dense spikes near the ends of branches.
Fruit
Berries or drupes
Form
Tall shrub, which forms twisted spreading branches in the understorey.
Municipalities
Burnie; Central Coast; Central Highlands; Circular Head; Derwent Valley; Huon Valley; Kentish; Meander Valley; Northern Midlands; Waratah-Wynyard; West Coast
Communities
Rainforest; Sub-alpine habitats
Habitat Notes
Tas. endemic. Widespread, but not common, in rainforests of south, centre and west. Extends into sub-alpine habitats especially near quartzite outcrops.
Site Tolerance
Moist; Moist; Rocky; Shady
Frost Tolerance
Soil Tolerance
Fertile; Loam; Phosphorous intolerant; Well-drained
General Notes
Not suitable below powerlines.
Propagation Details
Propagation Calendar
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Sowing Months
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Cutting Months
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Seed Information
Seed Collection
Fruit a globular drupe 6-8mm in dia. pale to dark blue, occasionally orange
Seed Treatment Method
Fermentation
Seed Storage Life
Viable Seeds Per Gram
Seed Treatment Notes
Difficult to grow from seed. Bird-ingested seed or seed treated with acid may improve results.
Germination Time
Suitable for Direct Seeding
No
Cuttings
Expected Time to Take Root
Expected Time to Plant Out
Propagation by Division
N.B. Transplant only from nearby to avoid disease.
No
Cutting Notes
Has proven difficult in cultivation, but can be rooted from cuttings and may then grow slowly in a sheltered site.
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